{"id":479714,"date":"2026-02-20T10:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/479714\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:26:06","slug":"where-is-tonya-harding-today-inside-her-life-after-the-1994-nancy-kerrigan-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/479714\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is Tonya Harding today? Inside her life after the 1994 Nancy Kerrigan scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonya Harding will forever be known as the woman connected to one of the most famous Olympic<\/a> scandals of all time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More than 32 years ago, the former American figure skater<\/a> was accused of trying to take out her rival, Nancy Kerrigan, just weeks before the women competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kerrigan was famously struck in the thigh with a baton at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Officials later determined Harding’s ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and a bodyguard orchestrated the Jan. 6, 1994 attack, which was carried out by a man named Shane Stant.\u00a0Harding denied involvement, but ultimately pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution and was\u00a0sentenced to probation and community service. She also received a lifetime ban from U.S. Figure skating.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While she can never erase the incident, Harding has tried to live a more ordinary life post-skating – though controversy has continued to follow her.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here’s what she’s been up to since her figure skating scandal rocked the Olympics<\/a> more than three decades ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Where is Nancy Kerrigan now? Inside the Olympic figure skater’s life after Tonya Harding scandal<\/a><\/p>\n

Her band was booed off stage\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fans didn’t seem keen on seeing Harding a year after the attack.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 1995, she and her band, the Golden Blades, opened for Kool and the Gang at a fundraising event for Muscular Dystrophy in Portland, Oregon, where the performance was hit with with loud protests.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the “Los Angeles Times<\/a>,” her manager tried to save the show by hopping on stage and telling the crowd, \u201cShe (Harding) wanted to sing a song for you people because she does love Portland.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd instead of booing, I think you should be cheering this young lady,” he continued.<\/p>\n

The pep talk didn’t work, though. The band’s three-song, 15 minute set was met with more boos, thumbs-down gestures, and plastic bottles thrown toward the stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Harding managed to dodge a few objects thrown her way, the outlet confirmed, making it a clearly embarrassing night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She was arrested twice<\/p>\n

After being banned from figure skating, Harding had a few more run-ins with the law.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She was arrested in 2000 for hitting her former partner, Darren Silver, in the face with a hub cup and punching him repeatedly, according to the “New York Times<\/a>.”\u00a0 At the time, she told police she attacked Silver because he was holding her on the ground. However, Silver and three other witnesses claimed she initiated the incident, per the outlet.<\/p>\n

She was later charged with domestic violence assault.<\/p>\n

Her troubles didn’t end there, though.<\/p>\n

Harding was arrested again in 2003 after crashing her pickup truck into a ditch and failing a sobriety test, per “CNN<\/a>.” She was handed five years probation for the charge.\u00a0A year earlier, she got into legal trouble after being evicted from her home for allegedly failing to pay her landlord $4,530 in rent, late fees, and other costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She became a celebrity boxer in 2002<\/p>\n

After putting skating behind her, Harding decided to give boxing a try.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2002, the former Olympic figure skater competed on Fox’s “Celebrity Boxing” show and fought against Paula Jones, a former Arkansas state employee who sued Bill Clinton for sexual harassment in the ’90s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After winning the fight, Kerrigan’s rival made her official professional boxing debut, losing a four-round split decision against Samantha Browning on the undercard of a Mike Tyson fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although she gave it a good run, boxing didn’t last as long as her skating career. Harding’s boxing days\u00a0came to a halt after she recorded a three win, three loss record.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

She competed on ‘Dancing with the Stars’<\/p>\n

Harding followed in Kerrigan’s footsteps in 2018 when she competed on Season 26 of “Dancing with the Stars.”\u00a0Paired with dance pro Sasha Farber, the former skater wound up landing closer to the Mirrorball Trophy than Kerrigan, who finished her season in sixth place.<\/p>\n

Harding earned an impressive third place finish on the reality show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She got remarried in 2010<\/p>\n

Harding gave love another try in 2010 when she married\u00a0Joseph Jens Price<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Today, the pair share one child, a son named Gordon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While she doesn’t share a lot about her personal relationship, she posted a rare love note to her husband on Instagram<\/a> in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Happy anniversary to my loving husband of 12 wonderful years thank you for your love trust and faith in me I love you today tomorrow and always \ud83e\udd70,” she captioned the post, alongside a photo of the pair on their wedding day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She won ‘Worst Cooks in America’\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2019, Harding won Season 6 of Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her winning menu, which included a ricotta toast appetizer, lamb chops, and peach and blackberry tart with mascarpone ice cream, was the meal the judges said they wanted to eat most again.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I can\u2019t believe I did this,\u201d Harding said, after being guided by her mentor, Anne Burrell.\u00a0\u201cThis time, I\u2019ll say it was me, I did it.”<\/p>\n

She won $25,000 in prize money on the show, which went to a designated to a charity of her choice – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She joined Cameo in 2021\u00a0<\/p>\n

The former figure skater joined Cameo in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her personalized videos promise everything from pep talks and skating advice to friend roasts and Happy Birthdays.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As of this writing, she has a 4.87 star overall review on the platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She’s promoted her presence on the platform more than once, telling fans on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0just before Christmas 2024 that a Cameo from her would be the “perfect gift” for the holidays.\u00a0<\/p>\n

@mike..thor99<\/a> #Tonya<\/a> Harding #Winter<\/a> Olympics games Pro figure skating #Cameo<\/a> #I<\/a> l Tonya movie #Aaron<\/a> \u266c original sound – Mike-Thor99<\/a><\/p>\n

If getting a “We wish you a Merry Christmas” from Harding is your ideal Christmas gift, it looks like she’s still active on the platform in 2025 and can fulfill your wish.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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